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Alfred P. Sloan Study Finds Possible Solutions to Sleep Disorders and Depression

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06/09/2017

... and Depression Alfred P. Sloan study identified a group of neurons that may have implications for treating ... Researchers wanted to know: How do we overcome tiredness in the face of a looming deadline or...

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To Sell Themselves to Donors, Nonprofits Are Turning to the Pros

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09/13/2017

... did not do was provide a concise explanation of what the group ’s aims were and, perhaps more crucially, why people ...

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In Canada, Climate Change Could Open New Farmland To The Plow

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09/25/2017

In Canada, Climate Change Could Open New Farmland To The Plow ... intensifies droughts and floods, causing crop failures in many parts of the world, Canada may see something ... of the Canadian Federation of...

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/19/2012

The Schott Foundation for Public Education ’s new report paints a bleak picture—nationally, ... and 78 percent of white males graduate from high school in four years. At the current rate of progress, it would take...

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Philanthropy Takes Fore as Bloomberg Exits N.Y. Mayoralty

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04/30/2013

... has included hundreds of millions of dollars for higher education , the arts, and environmental causes—as well as ...

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Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Releases Final Report

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05/28/2013

... social justice leaders from 22 countries advance their education and bring new knowledge and skills back to their ... from around the world at the Ford Foundation headquarters in New York to celebrate the Ford...

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Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty

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08/07/2013

... support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care systems. Atlantic Philanthropies, ... Pobal, an agency that administers about €300 million in funding for the Government each...

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The Possible Philanthropic Response to Trayvon Martin

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08/19/2013

... Society Foundations and the Schott Foundation for Public Education are cited in a Nonprofit Quarterly article on the possible ... the Zimmerman jury handed our cause a gift,” Ross writes in...

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$50-Million from Goldman Sachs Seeds Fund for Businesswomen

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03/05/2014

... and the World Bank will partner to raise $600 million in support of female entrepreneurs in developing countries, reports The Chronicle of ... banking giant’s 10,000 Women venture to provide business ...

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Grants Awarded To Improve Usefulness Of Research, To Support Junior Researchers of Color

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07/23/2014

... The William T. Grant Foundation has made $1.6 million in grants to improve the use and usefulness of research ... help improve life outcomes for young people and $634,000 in capacity building grants to support...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

... at creating a clean, affordable and reliable energy system in the United States. Bloomberg Philanthropies comprises ...

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Mellon Foundation Gives Inaugural National History Teacher of the Year Award

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03/13/2015

... Anderson has not only been named the best history teacher in the nation, but also the first teacher in Michigan to receiver the prestigious honor from The ... years. She earned her undergraduate degree...

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Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy

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04/13/2015

Deseret News editorial celebrates wealthy business people who became leading philanthropists.

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NY Rejects All Applications for New Charter Schools

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05/21/2015

... for quality and these applications didn’t measure up,” Education Department spokesman Dennis Tompkins said ... “We invited several of the applicants to reapply in June and we gave them suggestions on how to...

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New York Community Trust Gives $8.7 Million to Nonprofits Across the City

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10/05/2015

... announces grants to improve the environment, arts, education , and other areas. With our support, nonprofits will lead and analyze efforts to improve health in the South Bronx; redesign homeless shelters,...

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Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic

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04/21/2016

... Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic The U.S. Education Secretary John King is frustrated by what he ... Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in...

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Asia Foundation and Lotus Circle Honor Carnegie’s Gregorian

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05/09/2016

... respond to challenges and opportunities facing women in Asia, will honor Dr. Vartan Gregorian, president ... to improve access to university and advanced level education to Afghan women. Proceeds from the...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Rockefeller and Lincoln Center Bring Jazz to Young People

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08/01/2016

... and Jazz at Lincoln Center are teaming up to put jazz in the ears of thousands of urban school children across the ... Cities Tour” is expected to reach 9,000 students in 60 schools in five...

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Helps 104 Graduate from NJ SEEDS Scholars and Young Scholars Program

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08/12/2016

... Scholars Program New Jersey SEEDS, a nonprofit providing education access to high-achieving, low-income students, ... year's Scholars and Young Scholars graduates were placed in a selective school with...

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